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Ricky

Word! Hopsin is the shit.

gina

Where the F@#K is Sinatti Pop ?!?!

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@realmunusharma

hopsin gonna stay underground. hes got mad talent tho

http://monsoong.tumblr.com JSoong

I’m not usually one to say that a guy should be on the list just ’cause I like his music, but seriously. Hopsin and Swizzz make a heck of a lot more sense than Meek Mill and Diggy.

Court

TAKE MEEK MILLZ & TWIST OFF!!

geostorm

you wild as shit,, meek goes innnnnn!!!

NickoLove

Naw Mac Miller kicks ass man but lil tiwst really no one knows one of is songs off the top of there heads

Starks

Please stop with the hate

wizmitch

fuk u meek mill better den anyone up there philly bitch!

daniel

LOOK AT MEEK MILLZ NOW hahaaha

ckid

you must be smoking diggy is nice

beast

Maybe hopsin but not swizz. Hopsin aint on here cuz he doesnt have a buzz like the rest of the dudes on here(even tho his buzz is pretty high). YG,twist and lil b suck. Diggy can spit but he aint ready for the cover yet.

where the fvck is los from baltimore? He put out 5 mixtapes and all of em are classics. g5, g5.2, shooter, zero gravity, welcome to swaggsville.

his a milli verse was voted the best in the world back a few years ago. he should have been made the cover.

shadytalez

was hopsin in the running for this?

http://cooch.com dick

the end of the world is near, music cant get any worse

akbamaboi

diggy nice, cyhi ok, but yela and krit 2 of the best artists period…ttown 205 bytchez

eric

yessss hopsin

Amir

Right? he clowns on half these fools

TT

I wonder who leaked this ish first. If it was someone on staff they should be chopped up and fed to the wolves. I’m not mad it leaked, but y’all should be.

funnelcakez

What a truly awful list. Where is Vado? Emilio Rojas? XV?

Huh

who are those mexicans you speak of?

http://www.4dolobeatz.com Ayy Pii

Salute to everybody on there!!! They got they own lane and it’s time ppl start recognizing that!!! Everyone on this cover deserved the spot because they were grinding the hardest!!! Alot of artists can take notes from the promotion grind they were on cuz it worked for them

Dat Dude

I agree that these guys hustle super hard, but hard work is only part of it. If Vanilla Ice released a mixtape every month and toured everywhere it wouldn’t mean he’s gotten better. Lil B is and will always be Ass… The Pack was pretty dope but he was ALWAYS the weakest one.

TigerPawRaw

I’m so sick of how when people are talkin bout how ill someone is, they mention the way they promote themselves, or how many views they got on youtube, or any other shit that ISNT their music, which is the shit that’s important (or at least was, way back in the day {I’m 28 now, and been bumpin hip hop serious since i was 14}). I feel like ever since mid 2000′s, arm-chair a&rs/execs been floodin’ the net, and the shit is irking the fuck out of me. Nothin against any of the cats on this list (I actually really fuck with a few of these dudes music this year), or not saying it’s not smart to promote yourself like some of these guys have, just sayin’ people shouldn’t be using those things as ways of validating how ill a rapper is. That shits stupid.

http://pleasenofathoes.blogspot.com cirq

vado turned this shitty cover down.. WHERE THE FUCK IS DOM KENNEDY?? DOM>>>>>>>>>>>>>ANYONE ON THIS FUCKIN COVER

thezenut

DOM IS GREATNESS AND HE AINT ON THIS SHIT..AYE THIE LIST IS RETARDED..LMAO AND THEY GOT LIL B..LMFAOOOOO…

thats what i’m saying.. lil b is a joke.. i wish chip tha ripper made it instead of him..

XXL

it based on fan base for real and lil b has a big fan base and lil twist does to

T

What a stupid thing to base it on. Isn’t the point of this to HELP artists get a bigger fan base?

Taj

fan base is the only way to truly judge, skill is hard to judge because different people have different views on what makes a rapper good or garbage. fan base lets you know they are being heard and are wanted to be heard. even if you dont agree their mass of fans would tell you they are nice

the purple giver

thats mad wack. talent should be more of a chosing factor then fan base. shit, more people know of soulja boy then J. Cole but we all know that Cole is a farrr better artist. weak

NLA

Please do your research before you start talking about someones talent. Most of the music you see from Lil B on his youtube is a joke. He has some real talent if you look at a lot of his stuff. Like songs from “Evil Red Flame.” He is a popular newcomer to the game and is doing his thing so stop hating

J J

the purple giver | February 21, 2011 6:46 pm thats mad wack. talent should be more of a chosing factor then fan base. shit, more people know of soulja boy then J. Cole but we all know that Cole is a farrr better artist. weak

^ I agree using fanbase as a choosing factor is just wack. And fuuck, the fans don’t know what’s dope

ceno

Yea wheres my mans chip. cy hi! yela! mac! and k.r.i.t, i respect everyone on here lil b be hustling and doing his thing you cant hate on that i never heard atleast 4 of these dudes though

Was that english? No wonder you fuck wit Lil B, ya sound like ya haven’t seen a text book since 7th grade

tigerpawraw

i love the replies every year to this shit. the txtbook shit gets an “A” from me. Priceless!

keith

travis porter tyga

http://0776806601 habiba

xx

ckid

lol i agree

http://www.twitter.com/spade803 S.P.A.D.E.

LIL B???? RELE??? XXL MUST HAVE LOST THEY FUCKIN MIND!!!! THAT NIGGA IS BEYOND GARBAGE!! ONLY REASON SOULJA BOY SIGNED HIM, IS BECAUSE HE HAVE TO FIND A NIGGA THAT WAS WACKER THAN HE WAS!!! IF YOU ASK ME, LOS SHOULDA HAD LIL B SPOT!

BasedInAk

stupid broke ass niggas hatin on Lil B, he prolly fucked yo bitch. he has more money than all the haters on here added up, fuck all you hatin ass niggas, i be reppin that based shit

IsupportRealMusic

Only reason he’s got all that money is the uneducated fanbase he appeals to. Ya want real hip hop? Try K.R.I.T, Mac, or CyHi; be warned though-if ya like B, you may have a hard time followin real hip hop

Shoutout to mac, Krit, Yela, diggy, and cyhi. yall fucking suck though. Lil Twist? No dom kennedy? XV? I see the Lil B appeal so I’ll let that go but yall forgot dom and XV for 2 straight years. I know twist just got it because of young money. He has never made a good song.

ARI P

Its obvious XXL does not like XV, i gave up on the freshman list ever since last year when they put OJ tha Juiceman on the list

Kendrick, K.R.I.T., Cyhi, Mac Miller and to some extent Yelawolf even though I can’t get into his music are the only ones on that list who deserve to be on the cover!

It is criminal that XV has not been on that cover, you should be ashamed of yourselves!

@TheRealDimillio

Forget that, where’s Travis Porter at?

http://cvnncncnc.com Schwag

Vado and XV need to be on this list!

Nateq

I was expecting to see Dom Kennedy…

s

me tooo, how disappointing.

oh well at the end of the day, the choices are simply an opinion.

Pissed the fuck off!

DOM KENNEDY VADO CHIP JAY ELECTRONICA XV WHAT THE FUCK XXL!!!!!! YOU MISSED THE BEST INDIE RAPPERS OUT THERE!!!

s

I guess it’s not about INDIE. it’s about what’s “IN”

lil b is just a fad & that’ll soon fade.

most freshmen dont make it anyway.

http://twitter.com/chackett12 CH

missin Los and XV…

Haute

Decent list nice they got eleven up there, 12 next year definately then vado wasn’t on cuz of cam sure, xv shoulda made it..rojas imo should have made it…we will see

Marcus

How much did Young Money pay you to put Lil Twist on the list?

J.L.

WHERE TF IS LOS ?!?!?!?!

Upshaw87

Seriously no XV? no Emilio? no Dom? No Vado? No Tiron, Tyler, Tom Hardy, Phil Ade, Add2, no Rapsody, and most notably no Shawn Chrys? at least Shawn had a video premiere on 106 not to mention XV was signed to Warner, Tyler was on Jimmy Fallon. Come on if you’re gonna add an extra freshman make sure the list is so competitive that we can see why.

http://naffology.tumblr.com Jace

THANK YOU BASED GOD

the purple giver

ahhh i get it, this must an april fools prank or suttin, cus if you leave Lil B, YG and Lil twsit on there then you the fools for real. XV, Dom Kennedy, Vado and Chip all desever to be there. Daps to Miller, Cyhi, Kendrick, Diggy, Yela and Big K.R.I.T for making the list though

lights

how can yall forget DOM!

they dont wanna see the WestCoast back on top again.

jake

I’m disgusted at this list where the hell is XV at? 2nd time he got the snub

Henz

Where the fuck is Tyler The Creator?!
XV, Laws maybe?

The187Worm

FUCK YOU XXLMAG…DAMN THIS MAG IS STRIAGHT TRASH…..WHERE THE FUCK IS YABOY? ACE PRIMO? HOPSIN? I DONT FUCKING GET IT….IVE BEEN SPEWING SHIT ABOUT CROOKED I FOR YEARS AND NOW LOOK , DUDE IS BLOWING UP…THIS MAGAZINE IS FUCKING RETARDED…FUCKEM ALL…..BIG KRIT , AND YELAWOLF ANLY ONES THAT BELONG…….MAC MILLER? FUCK HIM…

MostDope

bro are you retarded? Mac Miller is probably the dopest on this list, you have no business being on this page if you think that Mac’s not supposed to be on here.. The High Life, The Jukebox, K.I.D.S dude’s a monster and BestDayEver is gonna be one of the best mixtapes this year so worm shut up

verian

No Emilio Rojas? Really?

http://Bla.com kai

Where’s Smoke DZA, OFWGKTA, Stalley and Macklemore?

ja

where dza at

WTF

wat happened to Vado, French Montana, Chip tha ripper….unless they not considered as freshman and just missed ppl from last year idk how they could be left off….wheres dom kennedy???if u had to put a young money artist take twist off put cory gunz or short dawg idk but seems like someone should be fired lol

lose Lil Twist (why?), YG (who?), and Fred the Godson (who?) and add XV, Tyler the Creator and either Chip Tha Ripper, Los QuESt or CurT@!N$ and this list is legit

Suave

Wow, y’all absolutely FAIL for leaving Chip Tha Ripper, Tyler, The Creator, Dom Kennedy & Stalley off this list. Fred Tha Godson, YG, Lil Twist & Meek Mill could have EASILY been sacrificed to put them on. SMH this had a chance to be one of the best Freshman classes EVER, instead, B-minus, AT BEST.

http://www.twitter.com/anthonystarlife anthony starlife

@lilbthebasedgod deserved to make it , only thing is with this is how could you forget Curren$y

casper662

I’m a 28 year old Hip-Hop Head.Been a fan forever.It just seems that over the past 5 years (or so) that Hip-Hop has gone downhill, WTF!! Nobody on this cover will go in the books as equal (or better than) Jay-Z,Eminem, Lil Wayne, B.I.G. or ‘Pac.
What happened to “real shit”?Now its all about the “co-sign” and marketing.Fuck that!!!

Suave

Curren$y was a Freshman the same year as Wale, BoB, Asher Roth & ‘em, bro. I think it was 09′.

T

You guys fucked up big time. Lil B? What the fuck is wrong with you? Shut your fucking magazine right now. Smfh.

Royale

Diggy Simmons = the future !

http://mosesesan.tumblr.com Moses

So True. I see him doing big things.

mike

they musta paid to get on that cover. no dom kennedy, no xv, this easily the worst xxl cover

mark

is this the worst freshman list that they’ve done? besides mac, krit, cyhi, diggy & yela this list is pure rubbish. where’s xv, emilio or even webby? so far the only unanimously good year was ’09

http://www.Twitter.com/_coolassdude Roe

Chip declined it Vado too and Tyler the creator XV should had been on here instead of twist hell Dom Kennedy 2 Lil B got cause well he has alot of people cookin.

casper662

I’m a 28 year old Hip-Hop Head.Been a fan forever.It just seems that over the past 5 years (or so) that Hip-Hop has gone downhill, WTF!! Nobody on this cover will go in the books as equal (or better than) Jay-Z,Eminem, Lil Wayne, B.I.G. or ‘Pac.
What happened to “real shit”?Now its all about the “co-sign” and marketing.Fuck that!!!

Lil B isn’t too bad… in my opinion..
But I agree, they should have put someone like Smoke DZA instead of Lil Twist!

Trinity

HOW IN THE LIVING FUCK DID ERREON LEE NOT MAKE THE LIST????

brunsk from canada

YES!!

Robert

WHO THE FUCK IS FRED THE GODSON???? I JUST LOOKED HIM UP… WACKKKKKKK… LIL TWIST? NO COMMENT!!! WEAK

Tyler

Erreon Lee doesnt make it? how

Drew Cornish

Other than Mac Miller,Diggy,and YelaWolf,none of them deserve to on that list. None of them are good,there are so many people way better than them that should be on that list.

casta

WOOOOOWWWWW no YA BOY aka YB the Rockstar..3 years straight how could yall miss dat

Matt

Lil Twist!? C’MON MAN!

TONY

seriously lil b,yg,lil twist!!! wooooow every year whack rappers make the cut over true artist

John

damn…Hopsin should’ve definitely been on it…RAW was too good…ah well maybe next year! Mac Miller, Yelawolf and Kendrick Lamar all deserve to be there no doubts!

T9x

Haha lil b n twist i don’t know anyone that listens to them willingly w/o them being on a feature……shout out to yella and mac…..agreed chip shoulda been on here……freshmanclass 2010 absolutely destroys this list.

Blizzy

Where is Xv & Los?

ExtraGood909

Lil Twist??? Really???
Lil B??? Really???
YG??? Really???
:/

Al

Where’s XV :(, next year XV and LoS better be there

Mark

WOW! XXL JUST GOT BOUGHT OUT BY BENZINO????!!!!! – WACKNESS! CONGRATS TO THOSE THAT MADE UP THE LIST BUT THEY KNOW IN THEIR HEARTS THAT THEY DIDN’T DESERVE IT!… VADO & LAWS HAVE BEEN SCREWED-BOTTOM LINE!

wtf?

real shit tho.. why Lil B Yelawolf and Lil Twist ? i really wish this was an early april fools joke.

Theres only 4 people dats are on da list that i agree wit..Diggy Simmons, Cyhi, Yelawolf, and Meek Mill..Fred The Godson get a free pass..but other than dat..WTF is Lil Twist Doin in there????..Lil B is a Joke,Yes, but the dude’s fan base is the size of Precious..he gotta a big fan base..And ya failed to put Vado on again..Again!!!!..but on the other hand Vado aint a Freshmen..he too good for this list..anyways..its a fairly low list.. 4/10

WTF are you talkin bout krit definitely deserved 2 be on dis, meek mill is straight, but u rite bout lil twist dat nigga dont deserve 2 be on da cover of his own cds

Jeremy

This class has some potential just like years past but some of these artists are going to go much further in terms of popularity than they already achieved. Every class has some busts just like the NFL or NBA Drafts in a way that’s kind of what the XXL Freshman Issue is. XXL is like the Mel Kiper of up and coming rappers, they see the artists potential in the music scene but its up to the artists to play up to that potential and show they have what it takes to make it BIG.

Lil Twist? I’m lost what mix-tape or big song feature did he have? No Dom Kennedy, Chip tha Ripper, XV, JAY ELECTRONICA? Yall could of put Willow Smith to replace Lil Twist. But, every year the cover have flaws…Salute to those who made it.

Alex

It’s a shame that FowL isn’t getting any recognition. The kid is taking the MW by storm, with production from Black Milk and his Red Bull National MC Victory in front of Eminem himself. The kid has talent, but this garbo is just about who has the best agent. Shouts to Mac Miller and K.R.I.T. though.

And XXL is in a COMA as far as XV goes… that kid should have been on LAST year’s cover and you snubbed him AGAIN.

Really, just a terrible list and the fans are echoing that statement aside from the standouts like Mac and a select few others.

t

No Chip tha Ripper? No Dom Kennedy? No Travis Porter?

but, Lil Twist? seriously.

THE TRUTH

Its an awful list but to be honest there was nothing that good last year 2 choose frm, appart frm wiz because he made it mainstream but even he’s fallin off now

BasedBoy

good list! LIL B & Meek Mill!!!!!!! but yall are missing Sam Adams :/

otownsfinest

so many people fucking suck on this list. this magazine keeps disappointing me. every time they have the opportunity to prove that they actually care about hip-hop, they do some bullshit move like show pics of rappers eating (who the fuck cares) and then they put a bunch of terrible rappers on the freshman list, basically WHERE THE FUCK IS ODD FUTURE

youalreadyknow

THIS IS BULLLLLLLSHHHHHITTTTTT…ITS TO MANY LABELS WITH THEY HAND IN THIS SHIT…ITS CLEARLY NOT BASED ON WORK ITS BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS AND BROWN BAGS…PAYOLA….FUCK OUTTA HERE

Elementz Emcee

That’s the music industry. Matter of fact, that’s ANY industry. It’s a double edged sword. Relationships count when it comes to gaining notice amongst your peers. And, you can’t hate for whatever artist having a solid fanbase (hence Lil B) so that’s what you should understand. It never said 2011 Independent Freshmen Class so yes most of these artists’ have a major or indie/major deal. It is what it is but I continue to support L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Dom Kennedy, XV, Chip Da Ripper, etc.

robert

wat about King Mez Or Stalley Or XV.

Elementz Emcee

It is what it is. The 1st pick of the NBA or NFL isn’t always the best player chosen right? So what’s the difference? From an artist point of view, I’ll just take notes on every artists’ way of getting that exposure to get to this point. From a fan point of view, I’m still gonna have my personal favorites aside from the ones I root for in this year’s freshmen class. Continue to support who you feel needs it and let it be.

airbourneaquarium

wheres tiron? jay electronica shouldnt be on the list, he should have his own damn issue haha. no dom kennedy? man…

what r u talkin about?????diggy could spit!!!but i agree with u with twist

http://hotmail.com kid

shoulda did tyga instead of twist and wooh da kid instead of lil b

http://hotmail.com kid

where chip tha ripper

KiNGPiN

LIL TWIST!?!?!? R U FUCKING SERIOUS.

still no XV smfh and were the fuck is vado. not the biggest mac miller fan either

allhiphop>xxlmag

those rappers y’all are naming aren’t on the list because THEY SUCK
it ain’t math retards

frankieee

fuck lil B.!

RidgeMatthews

I understand u guys added eleven, for the whole ” 2011 ” freshman, but if your taking the opportunity to add one more extra artist, can u make sure they atleast have people who like them??

What made u think that ” YG ” Was an artist? He’s not the type to luck up like souljaboy and make more hits. Hes a jerk/TIU dance rapper. “Patty Cake” and ” Toot it and Boot it” are the only songs we are gonna hear from him.

FredtheGodSon…. Generally weak ive seen that ” so crazy ” video or w.e. the one w. jay z on the hook… shit is sauce

and Lil Twist??? really… hes with YOUNG MONEY i don’t think this freshman list is doing anything for him. Everyone else deserves it for sure. U guys can never just have a solid list huh… shit. Wheres chip,xv,french montana, or travis porter even? mm mm mm.. shame

http://13twentythree.com Rich

Where the hell is Machine Gun Kelly?

Kryptik232

Where the fuck was LOS! Pssshhhh

AyeJay

WHO THE FUCK SAID LOS???? HE BEEN OUT BEFORE YOUNG MONEY WAS FOUNDED LOL …FUCKIN LAME ASS NIGGA DONT KNOW MUSIC AND …XXL Lil Twist? Really GET THE FUCK OUTA HERE

thomas

lil b is assssssssssss.net

http://twitter.com Javon

Where’s Big Sean ? ? ? ?

ayejayyy

take off fred the godson and put chip the ripper on,
take off yg and put xv on,
take off lil twist and put dom kennedy on,
just take off lil b all together and that is the freshmen 10

froyyd

gotta show love to most these dudes but where the fucks dante leon at???

Teddy

WHAT THE FUCK!!! I mean come on how yall gonna pass up XV this time around? And Dom Kennedy had a great year. What the fuck is wrong with you guys. They must have paid yall good. I already knew Yelawolf and Kendrick Lamar was gonna be on it they had the biggest year ou tof everybody but yall done fucked up. Now this list dont mean shit no more. You guys used to have a dope list with only one Whack mothafucka. Now yall have half a dope and the rest is a fuckin joke. I can live wit Lil B, but fuckin YG of all people and get me started on lil Twist. Fuck you guys. I hope you all burn in hell!!!!

lil b is ass. a shame you guys missed some good people but nice job for krit, mac, cyhi

aq92

and yela

dan

THANKYOU BASEDGOD FOR EVERY PIECE OF HIP HOP YOU HAVE GIVEN THE WORLD YOUR ARE AND INSPIRATION TO ALL

Grindtime11

Congrats to everyone but why it look like Diggy got his head in dudes waste, Pause!? lol

kevin

WTF!? no webby =[

BostonBoy

Sam Adams

Dorian

Wack list! I agree with Kendrick, cyhi, and mac y’all missed out on so many dope rappers, the only time the whole freshman class was good was in 2009 fuck y’all man

nbhirschfeld

2009 best class ever they are hip hop

Ola

XV should of been on here

nbhirschfeld

at least they almost got half correct? 5/11………..smh smh smh smh smh

http://weareflyhigh.com NsxUp

See you guys in 2012 FLY HIGH OR DIE

LILBFUCKEDMYBITCH

OMG BASED GOD U CAN FUCK MY BITCG AGAIN BASED GOD DAMNIT SWAGG TO THE 2011 TO THE 2099 BASED GOD…O DAMN SWAGG BASED GOD SWAGGGGGG…

P.S. WHERES ILLECISM

Poindexter

lmao Lil B and YG??? haha they wack as fuck… xxl wtf were u thinking?

MassAppeal

Yelawolf should have been there last year. Fred the Godson, YG, and Lil Twist will not do anything worth of significance in their rap career. And while I am not surprised he is not included, Tyler The Creator/OFWGKTA will be bigger then everybody on this cover, guaranteed.

I Completely agree with
–>Mac Miller- K.I.D.S. blew up. hes touring putting in work and starting a movement across the country.
–>Big K.R.I.T – Working with the big dawgs right now, and making a big name for himself.
–>CyHi Da Prynce- Coming up Big with a good flow and Royal Flush Came out hard.
–>Diggy- Been putting in big work since like 09, He’s been known and his flows is dope. he’s gonna blow up even bigger with a great style.
–>Kendrick Lamar- The Kendrick Lamar EP was sick, and OD just released months ago and did great.
–>Yelawolf – Alabama white boy doing it big. I like him for his unique style of rapping. His Beats, lyrics and mentality is something new to hip hop. which i appreciate. And he’s doing a lot right now, especially signing with Shady.
–>Lil Twist (DEBATEABLE) – Still young, and with Young Money, under Lil Waynes arms and alongside Minaj. Aside from his young sounding voice he’s been doing work, shooting videos like crazy and keeps bringing out music. All i can say for this young catt is = DOING WORK. thats the only reason why he might deserve this spot.

Lil B’s Fan Base is bigger than all of them dude’s put together…….don’t get mad cuz he’s popping and don’t hate because he’s not your style of rap.

nyj636

who the f@#k is yg? and everybody else riding label or artist coattails except for yela and krit havent given lamar a chance yet and fred is reppin my city terribly

http://twitter.com/its_chase Chase

Shawn Chrystopher also before Lil B and Lil Twist and they also need to put more west coast mc’s on there we get like one a year thats all.

http://www.youtube.com/Htips @Snowfcgent

THIS LIST IS THE SHIT… CONGRATS TO THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY DESERVE IT!

http://delacremeconnect.tumblr.com/ Frankieee

This list has like half i agree with and half nooo.

Lil B-FUCK NO, he sounds like a 50 Tyson improvement.

I Completely agree with
–>Mac Miller- K.I.D.S. blew up. hes touring putting in work and starting a movement across the country.
–>Big K.R.I.T – Working with the big dawgs right now, and making a big name for himself.
–>CyHi Da Prynce- Coming up Big with a good flow and Royal Flush Came out hard.
–>Diggy- Been putting in big work since like 09, He’s been known and his flows is dope. he’s gonna blow up even bigger with a great style.
–>Kendrick Lamar- The Kendrick Lamar EP was sick, and OD just released months ago and did great.
–>Yelawolf – Alabama white boy doing it big. I like him for his unique style of rapping. His Beats, lyrics and mentality is something new to hip hop. which i appreciate. And he’s doing a lot right now, especially signing with Shady.
–>Lil Twist (DEBATEABLE) – Still young, and with Young Money, under Lil Waynes arms and alongside Minaj. Aside from his young sounding voice he’s been doing work, shooting videos like crazy and keeps bringing out music. All i can say for this young catt is = DOING WORK. thats the only reason why he might deserve this spot.

There are plenty of people that we all had hoped would make the list and every year there are several artists that fly either too high or too low for the XXL Freshman radar let’s just hope the one’s that deserved it fly high.. They have missed several over the past 3 going on 4 years (Drake and Nicki last year, also XV just to name a few) but this list is solid I would say 7 of them have very a good chance to be highly successful..It’ll be a solid year listening to these men in the future and looking forward to the debate over the 12 for 12 in 12, peace

blackfan

fred da godson made it yesss but there a kid named gamble royale from nyc to i think he could make it “2012

Reallypissedoff

Umm Where is ToryLanez?!
Lil B!? #whatajoke

Will

helll yeaahhhh mac miller! you deserved it

GOONMOB

THE FUCK!?!?

WHERE THE FUCK IS CHUUWEE AT?

MC HYPE

YES MY MAN MAC MILLER MADE THE LIST.

http://youtube.com/filnobep Yo

Wheres Rob Roy? Dyme a Duzin? Lil Dee Gods Gift?

Glad you got Big Krit & Yelawolf up there

shortenthelistifnecessary

Ya’ll got some bums on there. If there’s not enough legitimately dope talent out there just put out a list with four or five truly dope MCs. I mean, put this cover next to 2010 or 2009 and it’s just embarrassing. Have some integrity.

jonathan

what an awful list xxl… only people who deserve it, are mac miller, kendrick, krit, cyhi and lil b… lil’ twist is honestly the biggest joke i have ever seen man. what has he done to distinguish himself over a vado or a xv or a chip tha ripper. that spot was straight bought by young money. great journalism xxl keep it up…

crash

Chris Webby outta be chillin right there next to mac

A Cleveland Nigga

Where The Fuck Is CHIP THE RIPPER

wes1234

where is hell is LOS????? better then any other person on that list.

Zillah

yelawolf is like 30 years old

Jamal

where the hell is chris webby??

NahSon.

Man you guys just try to appeal to everyone! There are some good name’s there. But why the fuck is Lil B, Lil Twist, Meek Mill, and YG there? What about Johnny Polygon? What about Chip Tha Ripper? What about The Niceguys? What about Tyler The Creator! And who the fuck is Fred Da Godson. You guys are dicks sometimes. Big gross dicks.

what happen to dom kennedy and stally….and fred the god son been out…and they still have put jay electronica in the mag

sexyvixen

Heard dat joint by GAMBLE ROYALE…DAT SHIT IS FIRE!!!!!

sexyvixen

GAMBLE ROYALE IS ONE SEXY MOFO!!!!!…MAD TALENTED..LOVE HIM

damn

No Jay Elec?

http://www.therealmrfocus.com livegee

hopefully mr focus will grace these pages. dudes coming on strong.

robin

where is XV at…

Tomas

This is the year of the Wolf Gang anyway.

MIKE

THANK YOU BASED GOD

Jake Roth

The homie Mac Miller definitely deserves it. Shout out to Allderdice high school (my school) which produced Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller.
But they passed up FOR REAL on Dom Kennedy. That’s my biggest disappointment of all. Although it’s nice to see Kendrick Lamar up there, he’s realest.

are you fucking serious too? lil twist, diggy, and lil b over HOPSIN!? god you guys are idiots.

fuck who has a bigger fanbase

mike

besides kendrick lamar and big krit this is a shitty list.

Justin

How the fuck don’t you have Dom Kennedy, CurT@!N$, or even Vado on this shit. You have Lil Twist and Lil B on here! You can’t be serious! Dom, CurT@!N$ and Vado all have put out consistent quality material over the past years and you give it niggas that basically made it over night!! Like what type of longevity do they have in this industry, None! Give it niggas that work hard and deserve it!!

Keith

fuck whoever says these dudes ain’t got longevity. they dont need longevity! its a FRESHMAN list. they supposed to be overnight success. some will make it, and some will fizzle out. i thought lil twist would have fizzled out by now tho.

Cool that Mac Miller is on there but what about Dom Kennedy? Skeme? and the biggest success story of 2010-(beginning) 2011….ODD FUTURE!

Nick

YG, Lil Twist, and Lil B but no Webby?? Lil B is the most ignorant rapper i have ever listened to…..put some talent on your covers….That Kid CG, Moufy, Split Second… not Lil B this magazine is losing credibility every year

Jacobo

Big ups to everyone that made the list but Los & Tory Lanez deserve to be on here. Especially Los!!!

Dion

damn were stalley at that nigga underrated

tommy

No Chris webby????

http://www.plagaradio.com DJ EL PLAGA

Cmon son….. WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH LIL B, LIL TWIST AND YG …. GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THOSE 3 TWIST AINT PUT NO WORK IN … LIL B IS DUMB GARBAGE AND PUSSY (S/O TO WHO SHOT THAT VID OF FAN SPAZZIN ON HIM) YG I REALLY CANT SPEAK FOR SO I DONT EVEN KNOW IF ITS WORTH IT WIH HIM DUE TO THAT FACT…. ALL I KNOW IS HA HIMSELF BETTER ON FRESHMAN 2012!!!!! HA HIMSELF !!! @HA_HIMSELF NIMA HIPHOP ARTIST OF THE YR FOR 2010 SUNZ OF KINGZ – KINGZ HONOR 3 2/13 IS DOPE THE BEST LP OF THE YR SO FAR

Machine Gun Kelly not on this list is beyond ridiculous!
and they left off Chip Tha Ripper?
Some of the people that made it are ridiculous!!!
Lil B? cmon’ he’s terrible plus he’snot a freshman, maybe he’s only been solo for a couple years, but he’s been around since 2006!

cesar

this years class is lame af!, well i mean some of these rappers should’ve been on last year. just sayen

ABHMan

Who the F is Fred the Godson!!!

EntourageMusic

Joe Cool is gonna be a 2012 freshman just watch! Twitter.com/JoeFnCool
Type in youtube Joe Cool 10SFG
My boy is doing his thing!

dono

Really?? EPIC FAIL.. Lil B is LEGIT GARBAGE… he don’t make music… HE HAS COMMERCIAL VALUE… THAT IS IT…

Where is Dom Kennedy.?? XV?? Tabi Bonney should get in on it… but LIL B ?? wooow.. IM DONE… they put him on there to sell to the base god followers cause XXL wants money… but this is not quality

dono

50 tyson > LIL B #truth -___- XXL stupid for this

Classic87

WTF? this list dont have HOPSIN on it…moment of silence!……..you guys have got to be kidding me, Hopsin is one of the hardest working Rap artists out & you mofos at XXL couldnt recognize real talent like for real for real. dumbasses missed out on the best thing in hip-hop. shame on you XXL!

originalframe

These fools look like a re-run of 2000-2005 rappers all worn out played out & shut down. such a horrible selection of people to put on the list, looks like you picked names out of a hat to place on the front cover of the magazine. these fools are done with school posing with high school books like they are kids. so un-clever of any of them to even try to represent bulls–t as they do. they all look like rappers that are out now, ex: gucci, paul wall..etc lame cover.

Fred nice wit the wordplay, but he don’t have an 1/8 of the buzz, and Vado’s makin good music right now
I’m glad Krit made the cover though, him and Spitta are all I bump these days
Oh yea, replace Lil Twist wit Dom Kennedy

Deadson85

Meek Millz is the nicest out of all of em then Fred the God

Some people need to give Lil B a chance. Most of his songs on Youtube (at least first page) are hella wack, “Ellen Degeneres” and “Paris Hilton” all those songs are garbage. However Listen to his song “Myspace” and “Walk the World”.

Tell me he aint versatile, where as most artists use the same delivery in every song.

ELL

No Vado??? xxl F*ck outta here with that bullshit!!

Beezy

Congrats on totally missing the &$@/$ boat on Machine Gun Kelly XXL. I hope to hell he turns your shit down next year. Good luck with the lil twist call. SMH.

steve

tyga should have made it 100,000+ datpiff and livemixtapes download
tyler the creator should have made he just dope and get a 1000+ views everyday on youtube and a black eminem in tha 90,s
shawn chytopher should have made it he dope and his lyrics are sick and had a video on 106

WTF

Where the fuck are XV & Shawn, fuck YG & lil B!!
and Yelawolf is way above Freshman right now!

SMH

GTFO. Seriously? XV? MGK? I thought this cover was about the come ups. Yela been out for two years, and is signed with em — nice “prediction.” And lil twista? Yet another OJ da Juiceman year for XXL. Lame.

Ringofar

@the3, i forgot about Jon Connor. I remember when Jon Connor and Freaky Jon P debuted on NMC at the same time..2 Jons. lol. Smh @ this list!

mann basedgod wanted the 2010 cover but they gave him 2011 so its all good
he can actually rap when he wants too ( motivation, cold war, fake family, xxl freshman 2010)
but he can also jo0ke around ( justin bieber, paris hilton, icook etc. )
he’s pretty versitile if you ask me. and yes i listen to ALL music

http://@_ipunchedsnooki twitterMe

twitter – _ipunchedsnooki

Miracle

Vado needs to be there, XV, Chip the Ripper, Dom Kennedy, Emilio Rojas, Laws, Chiddy Bang deserves a holler at in the group section, and Check out Trey Lane for future freshman stuff Toki Wright too needs some recognition, but they did good by getting CyHi, Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T., and Mac Miller. But Im mainly glad Waka didn’t get there but by choosing Lil B and Lil Twist and YG there that didn’t help…

Shiz RAW

Sean Falyon Should Have Made This List

http://itsfamous.tumblr.com/ itsfamous

This is honestly (No hater ish) a horrible line up. Only Credible artist on here is Yelawolf, Diggy, Kendrick Lamar, MAYBE Meek Millz because of his enormous buzz and Cyhi da Prince because he rockin’ w/ G.O.O.D. otherwise he hasn’t proven himself as of yet. Everyone else hasn’t really done anything to suggest they should be on this cover. I feel like xxl just wanted to throw together a line up and you guys failed. Its okay if we don’t have 10 artist on the line up. It just shows where hip hop is at the moment. We should’ve had like 5 people this year including Theo Martins. Well hey if you guys need help next year get at me! lol

http://itsfamous.tumblr.com/ itsfamous

after reading miracles post. She is so right you guys really could’ve filled this line up with some better artist. XV is killing it right now but I would’ve saved him for next year he is growing still. Dom kennedy deserves to be on this list and Chiddy Bang deserves it as well. These are artist that are grinding and should have some recognition.

XXLislame

Chris Webby deserves to be on the cover he is completely self made. Mac we all know half of your fans are real wiz fans. Bigger fan base than krit as big a following as yelawolf only rapper to diss barstool. Did I mention self-made to sold out shows?

Ca$HMaRTE

Yall look out for Ca$h MaRTE he got some real heat check him out on Soundcloud.com/cashmarte

MostDope

This list is missing XV, Curt@!N$, Chip Tha Ripper and Dom Kennedy.. Lil B? Lil Twist? YG? and Fred the Godson.. when midterms come around those niggas is gettin an F

Lil B, shit. Alright here we go. This kid has some skill, yeah, but in every song of his I’ve heard there are a lot of rhymes in his tracks that are whack as FUCK, and several times in each song his flow got off beat. The concepts on his Evil Red Flame record are alright, positivity in Hip Hop is always appreciated, but God damn man. There are so many MUCH MORE talented newcomers that didn’t make the list. WHERE THE FUCK ARE HOPSIN AND SWIZZZ? They make EVERY rapper on this list look like a bitch, no exception, Yela included.

http://twitter.com/kinglewie @kinglewie

No Dom Kennedy, cARTer, or XV. As much as I hate to say it… I would have rather seen Tyler, the Creator on this one than Lil Twist & Lil B.

Graph

Diggy Is Good But OVERRATED, Lil B Sounds Like 50Tyson Big Brother and Looks Like Gucci Lil brother Nether way you look at it he is trash But does has Fan Base. Good List Over All

shortsho

what the fuck lil twist & diggy simmons
doin on there they just ridin’the bandwagon
gettin hooked up on there
make room for the dudes tht can really spit some real shit.
wha happen to chip,dom,school boy,dza,shit i would’a rather
saw french or vado up on ther,

Quemical

Diggy Simmons? LOL. I can’t even take him seriously after watching him for so long on “Run’s House”

marrzthewash

WHERE’S HOPSIN AT !
HOPSIN SETTIN THE HIPHOP WORLD ON FIYYYYAH

http://www.Soundclick.com/Jermzonthetrack Jermz

Lil B & Lil Twist.. one word = fail.

XV, Machine Gun Kelly, Vado, Chip the ripper, Dom Kennedy, I can go on for days with better artist than these clowns. Please XXL your “Freshman Class” bullshit is just another way for yall to make some money of others. Diggy should be on this list, but his uncle & father should have never had any pull on that; which they did. Yall fools no recognizing that half of these cats paid to be on here. Really? Just look at that list & tell me your not thinking the same thing? The only artist on this list that will do decent is = Meek Mill, Mac Miller, Diggy, & Yelawolf. Drop the rest.

anybody heard of johnny polygon? what about the cats from odd future? lmao at lil twist

iam_hg

Yela, Mac Miller , Big K.R.I.T and Diggy deserve to be on this forsure

where’s Dom? XV? Los? Big Sean? Tory Lanez? Tyga?

This is my Top 10. anyone else agree?

iam_hg

chip tha ripper could have easily been on this too!

Smac

Big Sean was a freshman last year dude.

XXL get it together

Yea wtf this list is fuckin’ stupid as shit!!! Fred The Godson? Lil’ Twist? Fuckin YG? Are all jokes. Lil’ B is just using his weird music as a marketing tactic then he’ll start spittin’. But where the fuck Dom, XV for like the fourth year got snubbed Chip tha ripper all of them should be on it. But fuck it XXL stay fuckin up and leavin people off who deserve spots

John Q

WTF is this garbage list.. no XV(for the 2nd year in a row), no Dom Kennedy, no Chip tha Ripper, no Chiddy Bang? yet you got YG, Lil Twist, Lil B(itch) and Fred the Godson??? Glad to see Mac Mill, CyHi, K. Dot and K.R.I.T tho

Good to see Cyhi and KRIT on there.
no Sene? Co$$? Fael Daymare? Tyler the Creator? Hopsin?

joe

gotta remember some people turn XXL down. i heard that was Vado’s case…

regardless this list is kinda off. Lil Twist needs to go somewhere.

http://soundcloud.com/djgoombagsla mike

uhhh fuck everyone else who didnt make it…where the fuckis ODD FUTURE?!?! and dom kennedy xxl is fuckin up at least put tyler the creator on it or something they’ve done shit most of these dudes are still dreaming about (performing in london, coachella, on jimmy fallon etc.)

how the fuck is mac miller on here? and where the fuck is tyler the creator and OFWGKTA?! WOLF GANG

PY

yo where the fuck is tyler the creator and OFWGKTA?!!

duh

Huh | February 21, 2011 6:39 pm
who are those mexicans you speak of?

omg ^^^ this made my night.

Nick

I’m just tryin to figure out why Diggy got his head leaning against Meek Mills crotch.

E cash

Based god!! oh goddamn based god you can fuck all our bitches for they belong to you!!!

Chupps

Some happy-to-help-loyal-to-your-masters-slave type nigga

Tno

DOM KENNEDY, Tyler the Creator. XXL is dead to me.

Metatron

Why the fuck is lil twist on there?

Jay

WHERE DA FUCK IS SWAGGABOY LOS AT????

clay

i thought yelawolf was class 10with wiz khalifa… cause they did they was in the same cypher

Chupps

K.R.I.T, Kendrick, Yelawolf and Cyhi Da Prince were the only ones i really agreed with.
How Lil Twist, Lil B and Meek Mill, Fred The Godson and YG even go on that list over other people such as Dom Kennedy (truly shocking), XV, Chip Tha Ripper to name a few.

I understand it’s not all based on talent, since XXL need to sell magazines, but some of these selections like Oj Da Juiceman the year before and Lil B this year… Stop killing our culture slowly.

THIS IS SUM BULLSHIT. hOW THE FUCK YOU GON PUT LILB AND LIL TWIST ON THIS SHLIT.
XV? VADO? JAY ELECmotherfuckinTRONICA?
TRY AGAIN MODASUCKAS!!!!

Bryan

Alright so I am always looking around for new artists and imma tell you who I have NEVER in my life heard from in this cover…

Fred The Godson and Kendrick Lammar.

Anyway…. So imma tell you how it should really be…

If we talking about their quick sucess, and building up a fan base, Mac Miller, CyHi, & Lil Twist, YES Lil B, got it on lock.

If we talking about popularity these rappers would SHIT on the others.

& Lets be honest… XXL Staff cant really tell who is the best lyrically, or who’s the most talented. That’s a matter of opinion. But if we talking numbers, like Twitter followers, Facebook fans, YouTube views, # of people per concert. They can count on that…

Bryan

Because if we talking lyrically… Los, should be here and labeled as number one. Straight up. & Most Talented would be like Bei Maejor, & Tory Lanez.

Lil B-itch!!! are u kidding me!!! XXL!!!! WTF he is wack as fuck!!! im tierd of hering based god this basedgod fuck my bitch please, wtf is up with that shit!!! he brain washing yall Props 2 Yelawolf, Kendrick lamar, diggy, cyhi, K.R.I.T.T…. but fuck u XXL U Fucked up 2 bad im thinking of switching magazine’s Now…. last year oj da juiceman now Lil B WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought i was dreaming when i saw that shit!!! Yours Truely Former Xxl suscriber…. dont call your self xxl no more cuase this magazine aint even Large….. Hip Hop On A Higher Level My ASS!!!!!!!!!!

anthony

C’mon son…….lil b, lil twist, and meek mill, fred the who?????? this is a joke…..theres way better talent out there

http://seventysevenstrangers.com Pete

Tyler the Creator, Dom Kennedy > this cover ( with the exception of K.Dot)

http://www.lovemoneyandmusic.com 8th

um..where’s Homeboy Sandman?

zzz

FUCK YEAH LIL B.

If you don’t like his music, you have to respect his work ethic. He has over a 1000 songs out and has written his own book. congrats to everyone who made it.

http://www.potheads.com smokeweed617

Hopsin & Tyler, The Creator Should be on this list

http://twitter.com/ludabam24 ludabam24

come on XXL.. the cover gets worse and worse every year..
where the fuck is dom kennedy, stalley, and chip tha ripper??
worst list in the 3 years its got worse and worse every year..
with the exeption of K.R.I.T. Cyhi Da Prince, Kendrick Lamar
and maybe Mac Miller & Yelawolf..
listen to real hip hop instead of this bullshit..
JETS FOOL

215stand up

glad to see meek finally getting the reconition he deserves. This nigga been grinding for the last 5 years. If you come out to philly or the tristate area, all you hear is meek, but finally getting some real press for all the works hes been putting in.

they done fucked XV over again why the hell is lil b on dhis shit can yall answer dhat shit

T-Win

Glad to see Lil B and Mac Miller on here. They deserve it whether you agree or not. Just because you think someone is garbage doesn’t it’s true for everyone. maybe those people ya’ll list will be on here next year…………. Would have loved to see Chip tha Ripper on here tho………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Not sure about YG tho

T-Win

Glad to see Lil B and Mac Miller on here. They deserve it whether you agree or not. Just because you think someone is garbage doesn’t it’s true for everyone. maybe those people ya’ll list will be on here next year…………. Would have loved to see Chip tha Ripper on here tho
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Not sure about YG tho

CJay

why yall hating on the BasedGod…

Axel

Finally mac miller is on here. boy is too dope. cant wait to hear his shit drop very soon.

Logan

shoulda had Kid Ink up there

shahid

where is wale???

Stephen

Wale was class of 09

jamal

how the fuck is yela considered a freshman? he released an album in 2005

zack

Where is Gilbere Forte and Jon connors?

Jim BoB

D-Pryde?

Forty2

WHY ISNT CHIP ON THIS SHIT WTF?! GIFT RAPS BE BLOWING THIS SHIT UP

slabent

Chip tha Ripperrrrr!?!

Tones

WTF?? where’s XV? that kid has done mad work. half these dudes on here are whack. Fred is dope, Diggy is dope, Yelawolf is iight, but come on this is the 2nd year you dick around XV. FUCK YOU XXL

wIll

XV is awesome, what about tyler, the creator and dosage

david zummo

Yea this shit is losing its credibility among the public rather quickly…

austin

lil chukee should be thier instead of lil twist

gturner

Smoke DZA for sure needs to be on this. Hopefully he’ll get as much exposure as KRIT and Curren$y do soon.

http://www.reverbnation.com/theohuxstable TheoHuxstable

Tory Lanez [Sean Kinston's Artist from Toronto] should of been consider for the Cover!

And lil’ B doesn’t deserve to been on that list, That Ellen Degeneras shit was horrible! He’ can’t rap… Might as well have put 50 Tyson on the list

JeRz

Jay Electronica turned these duded down too, My man Elementree should be on here too< but I guess in words of Hova its "Politics as Usual"

Dustin

Shawn chrystopher? Dom Kennedy?

j

this list is super sad,

quincy bee

what the fuck>? the weakest class ever cyhi is the best he amongst these nigas like what the fuck?>

LACS

I wish they woulda put French Montana on there. I wanta see Panther on there next year tho

FLYBoii

Yea ^ Panther is doing his thing on Youtube…. French Montana is under estimated. I appreciate seeing Krit and Yelawolf getting they shine

I give props to all them bruh. . .They gettin’ money and you can’t hate on that!!! But make sure you check out Jahadis. . .He go hard man. . .I would say he spit harder than half them freshman. . .He’ll be on the cover next year. . . Best rapper I’ve heard out of Florida. . .www.soundcloud.com/jahadgohard is the site. . .Check him out!!! .

http://ww.youtube.com/irb302 purp kobain

they missing DOM,CHIP,DZA,L.E.P. AND XV…I LOVE XXL BUT YA’LL FELL VICTIM TO PAYOLA,,TWIST THO,,CMON SON,F.O.H. WITH THAT BULLSH!T..ED LOVER WILL BE SPEAKING ON THIS IN HIS NEXT VOLUME OF C’MON SON,MARK MY WORDS

if you talk shit about lil b your just a hater cause this nigga make more money than any of this dudes except for maybe yelawolf and yg cause their signed but you can hate on lil b all you want you niggas just suck.

Conrad

wheres PAC DIV!!!

Trimble

put ur thumbs up for mac miller !!!

dlowe

wtf they left out XV and the baltimore native Los their fuckin stupid YG and Lil Twist wheres Lil Chuckee ?

Where Los At? And Is That rteally Lil B The Basegod Like WTF…. He Got A serious Fan Base But Far From Hot In My Opinion #ThatsAll And Diggy, Meek, And K.R.I.T The Only ones I Cosign Just Downloaded A Mac Miller Tape To Try Out Dont Know The Other Cats

kk

OK why the fuck is everyone hating on Lil twist he is doing him let him be y’all just hating cuz y’all broke ass niggahs don’t have talent and y’all expect everyone to like the people y’all like man fuck those other people on the list they don’t have any talent they just making crappy music for money.

Hell yea!!! we has a mix tape out that is pure Classic #ISTHISAMIXTAPE WASHINGTON D.C. in Tha Building!

brian vargas

yo wers hopsin!?!?!?!?

Me

Lil B, Mac Miller, & Yelawolf make the list. Odd Future only got popular within the last monthish so they’ll have enough buzz by then. Lil Twist hasn’t really done anything notable to me and I don’t know a few of the other dudes but alright.

some dude

Why the hell is Lil’ B on here?!?!?!?!???!

Ethan

hopsin isn’t that great. then again they do have lil twist on the cover lmao

alex

yo word to me that dude YG is straight doodle lol n they really gave this man a record deal smh

jordan

MAN TAKE LIL BE WACK ASS OFF MAN FOR REAL HIM AND SOULJA BOY IS WATS REALLY MESSIN UP HIPHOP

ceno

I need to be on this bitch real talk…some day though lol

TARHEELBLU4LIFe

chris webby or aziz should be in there smh

Alejandro

Yelawolf is hella tight, mac miller’s pretty good too….but what the hell?! LIL B is whack as fuuuuuck! hahaha, i find it funny how XXL considers him rap,
And Hopsin should be on this list too except he’s not mainstream but he does more damage on a track than half these clowns haha lil twist sucks too, fuck bad list
yelawolf n mac miller gonna make me proud tho

what about Emilio Rojas, MGK, Gilbere Forte?? this a pretty decent list…. just take Twist and Lil B off….

JJNoHomo

LOL anybody else notice Diggy leanin hard on meek mill’s crotch

MYbigNUTS

HAHA THAT IS SO TRUE AND IT LOOK LIKE MEEK IS LOVING THAT

JDComes

LOS should be on here.

Fritzzo

No Love for Chiddy Bang?

FCJS

Where the homie Los at?

real-one

1 he cute
2 he gt mad game
3 he got mo money then you
4 hiz lipz stupid sexy
5 he can spit better then you
6 he got a mixtape
7 he following hiz dreamz u might but if iz thiz i dnt see u
8 hater dnt go far in life
keep doin u diggy
9 stay mad cute
(10)keep twist as a friend.

Matthew DiFazio

where the fuck is chip the ripper wtf haha wat about pac div i mean XV sickk deff deserves the cover just not my favorite and chris webby needs to get attention

I THOUGHT CAPO DIM WAS GOING TO MAKE IT THIS YEAR!!!
WHAT IS LIL B DOING THERE?

nico

i was thinking that same thing!
THEY SHOULD PUT CAPO DIM UP THERE!

tasha

who is capo dim?

i know you

search him up youtube, or google
THEY NEED TO PUT CAPO DIM UP!

DENIS

MEEK, YELAWOLF, BIG KRIT, KENDRICK LAMAR
THOSE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE I FUX WITH!

myNAMEisBOB

i really expected to see capo dim on this list not lil b

DENIS

capo dim is wack but then again lil b isnt all that great

me bitch

the list for the 2010 is way better than this!

funk you

they need capo dim on this list
hopefully he makes it to 2012

b

where is dom kennedy? and xv?

iamClintEastwood

TYLER THE CREATOR???? where?

bhfdsewijlscdkn

were muh nigga wiz

Jdeezy

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them ALL

http://soundclick.com/dcsuperproducer dc

Lil B seriously?

lil j j

the more shit we say about lil b the more famous he will get so hating doesnt get anywhere

DomJNice

I’ve yet to see No Clue on a freshman cover, The fastest rapper alive and he has lyrics… Hopsin needs to be on here as well cuz he’s one of the boldest artists walkin right now with hella talent. Yelawolf and Mac Miller the only ones who really are considered worthy on here, the rest of them I doubt we’ll be hearin well from within the next 10 years. If Kendrick, Diggy, and Fred The Godson can develop themselves thru time then I can see them being promising, but everyone else on this cover will be here and gone tomorrow.

Tony Black

ILL MURDER EVER LAST ONE OF THESE INDUSTRY BAMAS BAR FOR BAR!…I BET DONT NONE OF THESE YOUNGINS STILL OWN THERE SOUL…REAL ISH % = 103

dice

best one there is kendrick lamar hands down

bradley

where the fuck is khleo thomas??? he deserves to be on here more than half the dam rappers on the cover. Diggy simmons sucks, cyhi da prince sucks. Yelawolf and Big sean and mac miller are pry the only good rappers on the cover. Khleo thomas is way better than diggy simmons and cyhi he raps about real situations and troubles.

and Lil B lookin like a fuckin giraffe with his long ass neck. Get the fuck outta here.

mehsalot

xxl your site sucks. Seriously, no view all comments link, i have to click “newer comments” to view more, then only 8 at a time…? fuck kinda dumb shit is this. Up your game.

Brandon

Wheres Kid Ink at brrro? most of these niggas wack as fuck

Montae’vious Dash

yo,LIL B WAK!lol…wheres chip and dom at?…XXL usually on point tho we’ll see, and i was never really on tha whole diggy thing,hes alil to young,give him sometime and he’ll actually be worthy of tha list,i jus find it hard to compare lil b and diiggy to big krit or chyhi…idk,guess just depends on your taste,deff missing some names tho…

Maiine Mac Miller is going to be The next bBig!! Thing And theres no diasagreeing!!!

hado

Jeremiah Jae anybody??

Wale

where’s XV at?

Truth Hurts…

All these fag niggas are wack. Please. XXL. Go Away.

Cannon

Kendrick wack? go lick some nuts nigga

Eric

chip tha ripper should be on here for sure

TK

Pries should’ve been an XXL Freshman.

Ono

Los definitely should of been on this list

AKHK

Why the fuck is diggy’s head restin up on that guys nuts? and why is that guy’d face like that?

AKHK

Why the f*** is diggy’s head restin up on that guys nuts? and why is that guy’d face like that?

brunsk from t.o.

well put bro

wayz

meek mill def deserves to be on here i feel like mac miller deserves to be on it next year not this year and the rest is really whatever to me you know it really does come down to their fanbase which sucks cause theres so many great artists out there that never get there shots

brunsk from t.o.

Wow, lil b is absolute trash and i really havent heard much from any of these other faggets. We make fun of the bitches who listen to Lil B. Cyhi and Mac are both unreal rappers, cyhi in my opinion best LYRACIST in g.o.o.d. , but seriously this list is dust. what about Chip Tha Rip? or XV?? and i havent seen anyone mention his name, but people, look up childish gambino and listen to freeks and geeks right now, you will be fucking amazed

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Yo….. Dude sitting to the far right with his head on homey’s crotch standing up looks mad gay… How did yall not see that?

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Mac , kendrick , grit, cyhi and yela

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They should have added Vado to the cover

???

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where the hell is Los?

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WHERE THE F**K IS ERREON LEE?

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yall added an extra spot and still fucked it up…dont get me wrong, some of these cats earned it…but there are so many others more worthy than Lil Twist or Lil B…..2011 cover look like wonton shit!!

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Erreon Lee shoulda been on this list. Tear the Ground and Go to Hell go hard. The Day The Game Elevated 1, 2 and 3 are dope. If you don’t know, now ya know.

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Overall the 2011 class is nice with the exception of Diggy Simmons. Diggy Simmons is terrible and a spoiled little bitch. They should of had put someone else on instead like either Chip The Ripper, XV, Machine Gun Kelly or Chris Webby.

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WHERE IS KHLEO THOMAS ?!!!!! HE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ON THE COVER !! BS !!!!

MIKA

HOW THE FUCKK DID LIL B MAKE IT !!!? HES GARRRBAAAGE ! WHERE IS KHLEO THOMAS AT ? BESIDES YELAWOLF, MAC MILLER, AND DIGGY… THIS FRESHMAN CLASS IS SHITTTY ! XXL OBVIOUSLY DONT RECOGNIZE REAL RAP, KHLEO NEEEEEEDS TO BE ON HERE. #WORSTFRESHMANCLASSEVER!

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I TOTALLLLY AGREE. KHLEO IS THE SHIIT HANDS DOWN & HE DESERVES TO BE ON HERE MORE THAN ANYONE. HE PUT IN SO MUCH WORK THIS PAST YEAR ESPECIALLY WITH SONGS LIKE “IN MY SOUL” & HE DID IT ON HIS OWN. THIS FRESHMAN CLASS ISNT RIGHT

JT

The list is overall pretty straight except for Diggy Simmons. He is nothin more than a spoiled rich kid living off his father’s legacy. And the fact that he had the nerve to say his father had no part in him gettin a deal with Atlantic is ridiculous. Instead of Diggy they should of put somebody different like XV, Chip The Ripper, Chris Webby, Machine Gun Kelly or Big Lou.

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I Honestly Use To Read xxl But After This i Can’t Pick Up Another Of Your Mags. WHERE IS VADO ??????? ….. And How Is Lil B On This ???

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No stalley, no vado. lil’ b & lil’ twist got on b4 them. TERRIBLE.

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Los is murdering everybody, Dom Kennedy should be on there too. Jack move

tyler the creator should have been on this cover yo! Other then that, all these rappers are dope. I rocks with their tunes

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Vado is missing

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lil twist is whack is a fuckin faggot big krit is nice as shit yelawolf too mac miller is gay

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I don’t see nun of yal on the cover so apparently they doin something right to get the recognition that they got. and until your on the cover u can’t talk down on lil b he got his own style of rapping and its working for him and he gettin his paper so chill out on dissn dat niggha #real shit

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Tyler, The Creator…? (Not a bandwagon liked him and Earl from the beginning)

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…seriously, LoS, XV, and Hopsin should have made it.
And having Lil Twist up there is just straight disrespectful, WTF is wrong people these days.

FuckaPOTamus

Macklemore and Hopsin are better and more real than any of these clowns. People chose a weak ass list.

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Big K.R.I.T. all day but Lil Twist is ass….

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